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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?

2. What happens when Ivan Ilych becomes ill?

3. Why does Dmitri go to the Caucasus?

4. Who does Marya live with at the beginning of "Family Happiness"?

5. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's wife demonstrated mental problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. What intrudes to make Marya unhappy?

2. Describe Dmitri's departure from the Caucasus.

3. How has Marya's attitude about marriage changed by the end of the story?

4. What is Eugene Irtenev's relationship with Stepanida?

5. What role do Liza Annenskaya's pregnancies play in "The Devil"?

6. Who is Eugene Irtenev and where does he live at the beginning of the story?

7. How does illness affect Ivan Ilych?

8. What kinds of problems does Ivan Ilych have with Praskovya Federovna, his wife?

9. How does Ivan Ilych change when he begins to make money?

10. Describe the beginning of Marya's relationship with Sergey.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent are Tolstoy's stories instructional, and what are they teaching? Describe the educational value of three of Tolstoy's stories.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze three stories and describe Tolstoy's views on illness. How does illness function in a narrative sense, in the stories? How does it function in a philosophical sense, as a counterweight to spiritual truths?

Essay Topic 3

Late in life, Tolstoy abjured private possessions and advocated communes. Does the Tolstoy of the stories value worldly possessions less than other kinds of things? Where are worldly possessions in Tolstoy's value scale? Analyze three stories and describe Tolstoy's views.

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